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Memorial Day – Bruce Explains The Meaning Behind Tapshttp://973thedawg.com/memorial-day-bruce-explains-the-meaning-behind-taps/
http://973thedawg.com/memorial-day-bruce-explains-the-meaning-behind-taps/#commentsSat, 24 May 2014 14:33:43 +0000http://973thedawg.com/?p=242335Continue reading…]]>The song that we used to say goodbye to fallen heroes has quite a story behind it. Did you know there were lyrics written for the song Taps? They are just as beautiful and compelling as the simple haunting melody of the song.

]]>http://973thedawg.com/memorial-day-bruce-explains-the-meaning-behind-taps/feed/0Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesThe History of the Christmas Treehttp://973thedawg.com/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/
http://973thedawg.com/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/#commentsFri, 14 Dec 2012 17:03:47 +0000http://973thedawg.com/?p=134203Continue reading…]]>Christmas would not be complete if we didn't have a big, beautiful Christmas tree in our living room. Have you ever wondered where and when the Christmas tree originated and became a must-have symbol of Christmas? I have the answers for you, and it's actually pretty cool, y'all!

]]>http://973thedawg.com/the-history-of-the-christmas-tree/feed/0Photo by Adam Berry/Getty ImagesGet Me to the Church on Time, or We Pay a Fine!http://973thedawg.com/get-me-to-the-church-on-time-or-we-pay-a-fine/
http://973thedawg.com/get-me-to-the-church-on-time-or-we-pay-a-fine/#commentsMon, 14 Feb 2011 15:32:42 +0000http://973thedawg.com/?p=6992Continue reading…]]>I think we have all worked with people who through every fault of their own would be late for their own funerals. Well in Brazil there is a custom that has gotten way out of hand. It seems in Brazil it is tradition for the Bride to be a few minutes late for her wedding. I guess it's a good luck thing. Well as usual some people have taken the whole tradition and started screwing things up for everybody else. One priest says NO MORE, if you're going to be late, you're going to pay!

]]>http://973thedawg.com/get-me-to-the-church-on-time-or-we-pay-a-fine/feed/0(Photo by Marucia Kintschev via Getty Images)Bonfires Light The Wayhttp://973thedawg.com/bonfires-light-the-way/
http://973thedawg.com/bonfires-light-the-way/#commentsMon, 20 Dec 2010 08:37:52 +0000http://973thedawg.com/?p=2878Continue reading…]]>There is so much to love about Louisiana, most beloved are our unique traditions that come from the gumbo pot of cultures that have blended together to form the backbone of our beloved state. Around Christmas time we all know how Papa Noel will find his way down the bayou.